Chapter 54 Visitors from Extraterrestrial Areas
His words left everyone present somewhat bewildered, while Bai Chenzhu, who had communicated with Jiang Ye, remained composed, observing the expressions of those around him.
Li Minnian's smile remained unchanged. He touched his head, which was mostly bald. "I don't really understand young people's fashion anymore. What is this Zerg? Zhenzhen, do you know?"
Although she is already a wife and her child is about to become an adult, Li Zhenzhen, who is still a girl in her father's eyes, shook her head and said, "I don't understand either."
Jiang Ye felt relaxed talking to Bai Chenzhu because he knew that Bai Chenzhu had 'understood' him from another perspective. However, when facing a complete stranger, Jiang Ye didn't know where to begin.
Jiang Ye tried to start from the beginning, "Do you know where this epidemic came from?"
Li Minnian had his own sources on this matter. He squinted and, without beating around the bush, went straight to the point, "I know. It started from the central government."
He shook his head, deeply saddened. "The central government suffered heavy losses, and people from all sides rushed to the rescue, but no one expected the virus to come so fiercely... Alas, in this epidemic, Beijing is probably the first zombie city to fall."
Jiang Ye pressed further: "To be more precise, where did the virus come from?"
Li Minnian was speechless for a moment. He replied matter-of-factly, based on the rumors, "Of course it's the Central Laboratory!"
“No.” Jiang Ye denied his speculation. “That couldn’t have been caused by us humans.”
His memories were too chaotic, a mixture of past and present lives, and when he recounted them, he couldn't possibly say that he had experienced them all, that he had witnessed them all, and therefore that they were all true.
Others would just think he has delusions.
So, what exists and can be discussed, and what doesn't exist and should be left undiscussed? Jiang Ye frowned, looked at Bai Chenzhu, who was observing from the sidelines, and called out, "A-Zhu."
Upon receiving his plea for help, Bai Chenzhu remained silent for a moment. After some internal resistance, he still chose to put on his social mask. He placed his fingers on the table and asked, "Do you believe in aliens?"
Before everyone could express their opinions, he said firmly, "Whether you believe it or not is not important. The fact is that aliens exist, and the leaders of various countries know about this. They have even signed a peace agreement for the Cosmic Alliance and joined the Cosmic Alliance. They just feel that this matter is of great importance and that making it public would do more harm than good, so they have not made it public."
Li Minnian moved his lips, and Bai Chenzhu guessed what he was going to say, and spoke first, "I have someone in my family working in the central government, so we all know."
Tang Zhao's jaw nearly dropped to the ground. Bai Tao, who had been playing with her fingers, paused and sat up straight. Zhou Zhuohua, who had been dozing off, also woke up.
“As mentioned before, aliens exist.” Before they could even process what was happening, Bai Chenzhu continued, “And the Zerg are an alien race from outer space, the developers of the zombie virus. They experimented on humans on Earth, and when the experiments went out of control, the zombie virus spread.”
Li Minnian moved his lips again, and Bai Chenzhu guessed what he was going to say, and added, "I have family members, so we all know."
Tang Zhao picked up his chin from the ground and silently covered his lips; he knew nothing.
Bai Tao and Zhou Zhuohua both looked solemn, but neither of them spoke.
Bai Chenzhu said crisply, "The Cosmic Alliance prohibits advanced civilizations from interfering with the development of less advanced civilizations—that's right, we are the most primitive of the less advanced civilizations, so the insectoids on Earth are trying to destroy all traces of them. They are spreading viruses widely, causing outbreaks of epidemics in various places in a short period of time, and they are trying to disguise it as a natural evolutionary accident like the extinction of the dinosaurs."
Li Minnian's beard twitched, and Bai Chenzhu guessed what he was going to say. "I have family members, so we know."
Tang Zhao was stunned by the repeated "I have family members" statements. Why didn't anyone in his family know this?
Li Minnian remained silent for a long time. Li Zhenzhen's face already showed a hint of anger. She believed that Bai Chenzhu was talking nonsense and trying to fool them with clumsy lies.
Bai Chenzhu continued, "If we don't stop it, we will soon face a powerful alien race's plan to exterminate us."
He caught a glimpse of Li Zhenzhen's expression and added, "By the way, you know about the fragments, right? They're communication devices left behind by the Cosmic Alliance. Miss Li can testify to that."
“I know about the fragments. I also know that they have spiritual energy that attracts zombies and can alleviate the suffering of infected humans. But how could they possibly be what you call some kind of cosmic alliance? That’s utter nonsense!” Li Zhenzhen said sharply, believing that Bai Chenzhu shouldn’t be joking in this situation.
Li Minnian raised his teacup and took a sip of water. Before he could even swallow, Bai Chenzhu cut to the chase: "I know Mr. Li has the ability to discern the truthfulness of our words. Mr. Li, do you think what I said is true or false?"
This is another bombshell.
Everyone looked at Li Minnian in shock.
This white-haired old man has actually awakened superpowers?!
Li Minnian was torn between swallowing and spitting out the water he had in his mouth. Seeing his daughter's shocked expression, he simply patted her arm and said, "This kid, huh, he has such sharp eyes."
He explained to his daughter, "That day, it wasn't just Bai Li who was injured; I was also hurt. I really thought I was going to die. But I never expected to survive and even awaken a small superpower by some twist of fate."
“However, I’ve never told anyone about this.” Li Minnian’s eyes sharpened. “Kid, how did you find out?”
Before Bai Chenzhu could speak, Li Minnian cut him off, "Could it be that you also have someone in your family? Since you know my special ability, why bother making up excuses?"
“So I didn’t intend to make up an excuse, Mr. Li.” Bai Chenzhu gave a polite but distant smile. “I just wanted to say—”
"you guess."
Everyone: ...
There was so much information that I didn't know what to say for a moment.
Jiang Ye's lips curled slightly as he tapped the table. "Back to the important matter, we're collecting and piecing together the communicator. But this is just one method. Since we intend to exterminate the race, we'll definitely be monitoring the situation from time to time. Luo Zhou is thriving and will be targeted sooner or later. If we don't make plans now, it will be too late."
"Mr. Li, you don't want something to happen without you knowing why, do you?"
As he said this, a dark light flashed across Jiang Ye's eyes, and all sorts of gloomy emotions emerged.
Why should I teach him? Wouldn't it be better for him to go through the same things I did...?
Bai Chenzhu noticed that Jiang Ye was in a bad mood, so she pinched his arm. When Jiang Ye came back to his senses, she raised her chin at him, signaling him not to get distracted.
Li Minnian skipped the pointless debate about truth and falsehood and asked directly, "What do the alien races look like? What abilities do they have?"
Everyone else was looking at Jiang Ye and Bai Chenzhu, and Bai Chenzhu was also looking at Jiang Ye.
Come to think of it, the novel didn't describe any alien races at all. So, was this the culprit that led to the destruction of the base the male protagonist ultimately built? Bai Chenzhu's eyes held a hint of inquiry; he was also curious about the appearance of the alien races.
Jiang Ye thought about it carefully and gave a few words: "Humanoid, androgynous, but with a male appearance, two tentacles on its head, and sharp, cleaver-like wings."
"They are very powerful fighters and generally do not appear in the open or leave any trace of themselves. They are very well hidden."
Li Minnian pondered his words, "With tentacles and wings, can one disguise oneself as a human?"
Jiang Ye nodded, "Sure. They're tall and easy to spot. And they have special abilities—"
“The male insects possess mental power, while the female insects are physically strong.” He paused, “This is similar to our current mental and physical superpowers.”
what does that mean.
The thoughts of everyone present were unclear, and their expressions were strange.
Are they experimenting on humans according to their own racial characteristics?
Zhou Zhuohua looked grave, and Bai Tao, who was standing next to her, said, "Their experiments wouldn't be aimed at turning humans into like them, would they?"
Tang Zhao nudged her arm with his elbow. "Giving humans superpowers for no reason? There's no such thing as a free lunch. You're crazy!"
Li Minnian took a few deep breaths and calmed himself down before continuing to talk with Jiang Ye about how to guard against the alien race and what would happen next.
Back on their own turf, Tang Zhao and Bai Tao chased after Jiang Ye, asking him questions, while Zhou Zhuohua called out to Bai Chenzhu.
Zhou Zhuohua pointed out incisively: "You were able to see Li Minnian's superpower because of your own?"
Bai Chenzhu didn't understand Zhou Zhuohua's meaning. The team members had experienced what happened with Han Yuyan, so they should know that he could recognize other mental ability users and naturally observe their abilities as well.
He nodded.
Zhou Zhuohua pulled Bai Chenzhu's arm into the corridor and whispered, "Next time something like this happens, just let Jiang Ye talk to you."
She couldn't help but worry, "His superpowers are so strong that anyone would think twice before attacking him. But you only have mental power, which is a huge advantage over us. What if he tries to attack you because of that? Nobody wants another person who can see through other people's superpowers. You should understand the principle that a common man is innocent."
So she was worried about him. Bai Chenzhu was surprised.
His mood suddenly blossomed like a flower after being exposed to the sun, warm and cozy. He listened quietly to Zhou Zhuohua's words, tucked his hair behind his ear, and gave her a sincere smile. "Okay, thank you, Sister Zhuohua."
"Sister Zhuohua, Azhu, come here for a moment," Jiang Ye called out to them.
The group then sat down at the round table where they usually ate.
Jiang Ye took out the three fragments one by one and pieced them together. Amazingly, after the two semicircles were combined into a ring, the small ball was able to smoothly fit into the ring and begin to rotate, emitting a faint, cold, metallic sheen.
"This little thing is so small, is it really useful?" Bai Tao, who was lying on the table, frowned as she stared at the fragments that did not conform to mechanical principles.
Jiang Ye chuckled, "It's just a core; the real space communication station is much larger. It's just that after it was destroyed, only this indestructible core remained."
"Only the core is left? Is it still useful? How can it be used!" Bai Tao anxiously stood up from the table.
“We don’t need to use it, and we can’t use it.” Jiang Ye released his hand, and the fragments floated in mid-air. The small ball and the ring rotated slowly without wind. “Once they are put together, it will be a communicator that can monitor and transmit signals on its own.”
"What do you mean?" Bai Tao asked, puzzled. "Monitoring yourself? Monitoring what? The number of humans? There are so many humans, this is just too far-fetched."
Jiang Ye laughed, "There are even more fantastical things than this. Remember? We humans ourselves have a weak spiritual force."
Bai Tao didn't take it seriously: "What can mental power do?"
Thinking back on all the uses of his mental power so far, they had all been aimed at the mind. Bai Chenzhu, who was standing to the side, fell into thought.
Jiang Ye explained, "The total amount of human spiritual power is limited. Dramatic changes in the total amount of spiritual power prove the instability of the group, which will cause the communicator to spontaneously send a warning message to the alliance. This is what Bai Chenzhu's family said. They said it is a clause in the signed alliance treaty. The alliance will patrol in time when it receives the signal."
“By the time they arrive, it will be too late,” Bai Tao said quietly. “They don’t come earlier or later, they only come after something has happened. If that’s the case, why didn’t they send someone from the beginning? We have embassies in other places.”
At this point, she suddenly realized something.
Tang Zhao cautioned, "The embassy is very conspicuous; what if something happens to it..."
With such an obvious flaw, the other party has no reason to ignore it.
Holy crap! Bai Tao covered her mouth and stared wide-eyed.
Total amount of mental energy. Zhou Zhuohua rested her index finger on her chin, thinking. She looked up and brought the topic back, which had been dazed by Bai Tao and Tang Zhao. "According to you, it's impossible for the Zerg to come to Earth on a large scale. Besides, their male Zerg have very powerful mental abilities, so it's even more impossible for them to come."
“Yes.” Jiang Ye laughed. “Sister Zhuohua is as amazing as ever. Actually, there aren’t many Zerg on Earth right now—but that’s in comparison to 8 billion humans. The human population is declining sharply, and it will only get smaller in the future. And their species is most famous for fighting, and they can also fly. These are all very troublesome.”
"Wait!" Tang Zhao shouted even louder than Zhou Zhuohua. He opened his eyes wide and looked at Bai Chenzhu. "Brother Bai, didn't you have amnesia? How do you still remember your family? Was it that woman in the white coat you met that day?!"
Jiang Ye and Bai Chenzhu both fell silent for a moment.
As the saying goes, one lie must be covered by another, and the two of them had completely forgotten about Bai Chenzhu's amnesia.
Bai Chenzhu pressed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache. The psychological burden of deceiving his own people was heavier than deceiving outsiders, but there was no other way. Should he say: "Actually, I transmigrated into the book, and Jiang Ye was reborn, so we know these things"?
Are you crazy?
This is much harder than proving that aliens exist.
Bai Chenzhu gave up thinking, propped her chin up, and stared at Jiang Ye from the side, leaving him with this mess.
Jiang Ye turned his head and said, "He has amnesia, but I don't."
Jiang Ye struggled to explain, "He and I were classmates and friends, and we had a very good relationship. He told me about it before he lost his memory. So I don't know exactly which family member he was from, but no matter who told him, these fragments and superpowers are right in front of us now, right? That proves they're all true."
Regarding the phrase "good relationship," Zhou Zhuohua, who had witnessed the early confrontations between the two, remained silent, only frowning slightly. She knew there were many suspicious points; when she came to find them, Bai Chenzhu and Jiang Ye's clumsy answers were like a sieve.
Although she didn't possess Li Minnian's special abilities, she could still vaguely discern sincerity from falsehood, so she remained silent. She believed more in actions than words.
They had talked about these things a long time ago, but Jiang Ye had spoken about them vaguely, and everyone only had a vague understanding. It wasn't until today, after experiencing various things, that the veil was finally lifted.
Perhaps because they had anticipated this, the three of them didn't have many doubts and accepted it naturally, except for a few minor questions.
Bai Chenzhu clapped his hands to draw attention. "Alright, we've strayed from the topic. We were discussing the fragments. Now that we have them, we should consider our next step. Where is the fourth fragment?"
Jiang Ye gave an address: "Luming Ancient City".
Bai Chenzhu calculated the distance in his mind. The place was far away, and even if he drove, it would take several days in the current situation.
"Are you the only one who knows the location of the fragment, Jiang Ye?" Zhou Zhuohua said seriously. "This is very important, especially if the Zerg, whom you mentioned, also know it."
“They probably don’t know at this point,” Jiang Ye thought for a moment. “Probably.”
“If I were their leader,” Zhou Zhuohua said in a deep voice, “since they’ve killed so many people, I wouldn’t let anything harmful to me go unchecked. We’ve had a smooth journey so far, but we need to be even more careful from now on.”
Everyone's mood immediately sank.
Zhou Zhuohua took a deep breath and smiled, "Alright, alright, I was just reminding you. Let's not rush off. Let's gather some supplies and prepare in the next few days. There's a lot we need to prepare for going into the mountains."
Back in his room, Bai Chenzhu still remembered Zhou Zhuohua's words. He asked, "Jiang Ye, how did you know the location of those fragments?"
Jiang Ye paused, then sat down on the edge of the bed. "Initially, nobody knew they were fragments. They just fell into the hands of mutants, like the mutant cows in Fuyun City and Bai Guangzheng in Luozhou. They wreaked havoc in their respective areas and were noticed by the lords of various bases. After being wiped out, they fell into their hands as spoils of victory."
"After learning about its purpose from survivors, we tried to coordinate a search with other bases. Fortunately, the fragments were scattered around the location where it was shot down, not too far away. But in the end, we only found four fragments in total. So it was unable to be used for a long time."
"As for the last piece, I only know its approximate location."
Therefore, as soon as he woke up, he was eager to find a few pieces to avoid taking a detour of ten years.
He can't save everyone, of course, but if things are resolved quickly enough, there might be more people who haven't been infected yet who can survive.
Bai Chenzhu rested his chin on his hand in thought, "So you mean that we didn't encounter any Zerg during the previous search for the four fragments?"
"right."
Bai Chenzhu nodded and stood diagonally by the table. In fact, he had always been a pessimist, and now he couldn't help but have all sorts of bad speculations.
They were actually going to be enemies with a completely unfamiliar race.
Bai Chenzhu joked, "Jiang Ye, what should we do? I don't want to do this anymore. Why don't you run away with me?"
The two stood and sat. Jiang Ye heard the sound, lowered his head and squeezed the fingers hanging by his side. The hand was well-proportioned with little soft flesh, and its body temperature was low, cool.
Jiang Ye winked at him, "But along the way, wasn't it me who tricked you and made you run after me?"
Bai Chenzhu tilted her head, her eyes crinkling into a smile. "So, I'm just a pitiful, weak hostage?"
Jiang Ye tugged at his hand, and Bai Chenzhu, curious about what he wanted to do, leaned down with the pull, only to be lightly slapped twice on the face.
Bai Chenzhu was stunned, then heard Jiang Ye say with certainty, "Yes, you've been mine for a long time, where else could you run off to?"
"Hmm?" Bai Chenzhu came back to his senses and touched the side of his face.
He straightened up, pondered for a few seconds, and then, abandoning his earlier joking tone, said to Jiang Ye very seriously, "You need to change your frivolous way of speaking, otherwise it's easy for people to misunderstand you."
If he didn't know Jiang Ye well enough, he would have thought that Jiang Ye was giving him some serious hint.
Bai Chenzhu Ren and Jiang Ye have been frivolous for a long time.
Jiang Ye asked in confusion, "What? What's wrong? What's there to misunderstand? Wasn't I telling the truth?"
Bai Chenzhu sighed, then hesitated, "You can't just say things like what you just said to people."
"Who can I talk to?" Jiang Ye let go of his hand, propped himself up with his hands behind his back, and looked at Bai Chenzhu with a smile. "I'm not someone you can just grab on the street and start a conversation with."
Bai Chenzhu really didn't know what to say. Perhaps it was because of his unusual sexual orientation that he was overthinking things; Jiang Ye himself hadn't done anything wrong. Straight men often lack boundaries, and things like sitting on each other's laps are commonplace.
He then dropped the subject and turned to go find Tang Zhao to take stock of the supplies.
But someone grabbed her wrist.
Turning around, I saw Jiang Ye looking nervous. "Hey! Are you really angry?"
Jiang Ye scratched his head in frustration, thinking that he was angry about the joke about 'kidnappers and hostages' earlier, so he tried to explain, "Don't be angry, I just meant it literally."
"Besides, I only told those jokes to you."
...
What do you mean by "only for you"? Bai Chenzhu took a deep breath, "You..."
What's wrong with me?
"Shut up."
"Huh? Oh, oh." Jiang Ye looked at him expectantly.
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